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adjective

Definition of filterednext
as in purified

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verb

past tense of filter
1
as in strained
to pass through a filter steep the tea and then filter it to get rid of the leaves

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2
as in refined
to remove usually visible impurities from after frying the chicken, we filtered the oil and kept it in the refrigerator to use again

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Recent Examples of filtered
Verb
That signal is often invisible on a résumé filtered by degree or title. — Brittany Murrey, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 The higher someone rises, the more information is filtered before reaching them. — Julio Ottino, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 But his firmly comedic approach, primarily filtered through goofy ironic commentary in the tradition of Monty Python, makes the specificity of his survey go down smoothly. — Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026 Popular fashion podcasters and journalists from The New York Times filtered through the crowd as well. — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2026 With stained glass, the gray light from outside is filtered through beautiful pieces of glass. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 11 Sep. 2026 Her original vocal remains at the center of the new recording, but the song is now being filtered through Zedd’s electronic production and Candy Crush’s interactive world. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 10 Sep. 2026 Typically made with commodity-quality beans, this potent cup is brewed in a metal pot or filtered through cloth and sweetened with panela (unrefined cane sugar). — Nikkita Nair, Saveur, 10 Sep. 2026 Everything gets filtered through target demographics, pitch decks, and comparative commercial comps. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for filtered
  1. purified
  2. strained
  3. refined
  4. pure
  5. screened
  6. extracted
  7. undiluted
  8. clarified
Adjective
  • Once ramped up, Circ expects the facility to process 70,000 metric tons of polycotton textile waste annually and produce cellulose pulp, purified terephthalic acid and monoethylene glycol.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 26 Aug. 2026
  • The product also contains benzalkonium chloride, boric acid, edetate disodium, purified water, sodium chloride and sodium citrate as inactive ingredients.
    — Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of purified
Verb
  • The crown’s answer was a series of poll taxes, imposed on a population already strained by loss, labor restrictions, and military levies.
    — JP Mangalindan, Time, 11 Sep. 2026
  • The arrival of the Kelvin wave in the coming weeks could exacerbate marine ecosystem impacts already being strained by the ongoing marine heat wave that isn’t related to El Niño, Amaya said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of strained
Verb
  • For the global economy to function, copious amounts of oil — 100 million barrels a day of the stuff — must be found, extracted, transported, refined into usable products and delivered to customers.
    — Michael Khouw, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026
  • Working closely with its wholesale technology team, Arc’teryx refined its order workflows, gathered feedback directly from dealers and observed the buying process to understand where retailers were encountering obstacles.
    — Advertorial, Footwear News, 14 Sep. 2026
Definition of refined
Adjective
  • Swift was born into the Anglo-Irish Protestant elite, and the text satires both the callousness of his class and a then-ascendant approach to morality and politics that held that all aspects of life could be cooked down to a pure numerical value.
    — Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, Bier recognizes the pure joy of seeing these women drinking margaritas again, resulting in a vivid and sweet celebration that gradually reframes aging as a process of gaining power rather than losing it.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of pure
Verb
  • If the data are screened for students from low-income families, most of the performance gap disappears.
    — Francesca Pinney, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • So far, Fjord has screened for only one day in Romania, drawing record crowds.
    — Madeline Leung Coleman, Vulture, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of screened
Verb
  • Sub-agents then went through code repositories and extracted credentials like passwords and tokens that developers had left, written directly into the company’s software.
    — J.D. Capelouto, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Egg freezing is a process in which unfertilized egg cells are extracted, frozen and stored to preserve fertility, which has become more popular among women who want to have children later in life.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of extracted
Adjective
  • Excessive or undiluted consumption of ACV, for example, can irritate your gastrointestinal tract, erode tooth enamel, and potentially interact with certain medications, said Walker.
    — Sherri Gordon, HEALTH, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Set Out Bowls Of Vinegar Wiping surfaces with vinegar helps get rid of scents that attract mice, but leaving out a bowl of undiluted vinegar can act as a strong deterrent for longer periods of time.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of undiluted
Verb
  • Neither the athlete-plaintiffs nor the NCAA has clarified how many roster spots are unoccupied in the 2026–27 season.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2026
  • The pair had already been dating for quite some time before that, which Swift previously clarified in a Time interview.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of clarified

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“Filtered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/filtered. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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